Service animal not subject to licensing fee; definitions.

Sec. 1. (1) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, a service animal is not subject to any fee for licensing if either of the following applies: (a) The service animal is used by a person with a disability. (b) The service animal is owned by a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that trains service animals for use by a person with a disability. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104. (b) As used in subdivision (a), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following: ( i ) Post-traumatic stress disorder. ( ii ) Traumatic brain injury. ( iii ) Other service-related disabilities. (c) "Service animal" means all of the following: ( i ) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104. ( ii ) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability. (d) "Veteran" means any of the following: ( i ) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge. ( ii ) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability. ( iii ) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge. History: 1970, Act 207, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1970; Am. 1981, Act 74, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1981; Am. 1984, Act 112, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1984; Am. 2000, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 2000; Am. 2015, Act 145, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016